The Swingin' Bluecats are back on a rare visit to Kilkenny this coming Sunday night at the Ormonde Hotel as part of the Rhythm & Roots Festival.
The band are a six piece jump, jive and swing outfit specialising in the type of music that kick started the Retro Swing movement in the nineties.
Suited and booted in 1940s retro style royal blue zoot suits, the band have brought the house down at many prestigious events and venues including Boutique Burlesque, Carrick Water Music Festival, Cirque Du Cabaret, City Of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival (NI ), Rose Of Tralee - Festival Dome, and the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, Each number has been professionally arranged in a set which covers classics made famous by such legends as Louis Jordan, Louis Prima, Cab Calloway, Jackie Wilson, Big Joe Turner, Bill Haley, Brian Setzer Orchestra etc.
The band is firmly focused on delivering the finest in Jump, Jive & Swing! Playing the Ormonde Hotel this Sunday May 2 at 10pm.
